Phil Heath | |
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Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Nundah | |
In office 2 December 1989 –5 April 1991 | |
Preceded by | William Knox |
Succeeded by | Terry Sullivan |
Personal details | |
Born | Philip Arthur Heath 24 September 1954 Brisbane,Queensland,Australia |
Political party | Labor |
Occupation | Manager |
Philip Arthur Heath (born 24 September 1954) is a former Australian politician. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. [1]
He was born in Brisbane to Henry J. G. Heath OAM,a naval officer,and Daphne Beryl,née Landry. After attending primary school at Bulimba and then Brisbane Grammar School,he became a salesman and departmental manager of a boat and motorcycle dealership from 1972. From 1984 he owned boating and waterski retail and wholesale businesses and was a member of various local community groups. [2]
Heath was a member of the Labor Party,serving on the State Council,and the Consumer Affairs,Law,and Administration Policy Committees. He was also vice-president of the Lilley Division Executive and secretary of the Kalinga/Wooloowin branch. In 1989 he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Nundah,but he resigned in 1991 over political disappointments and personal problems.[ citation needed ]
Returning to the Harley-Davidson motorcycle dealership,he became Manager covering Rider Equipment,Clothing,Parts and Accessories,and other business-facets for all Harley-Davidson Dealerships in Queensland,New Zealand,and New Caledonia. In 2012 he retired to become a part-time consultant and columnist for magazines.[ citation needed ]
While retaining a role as a magazine contributor,he later re-started Harley-Davidson dealership work in New Zealand where he currently resides. From late 2019,he has retired from full-time work,and is again a part-time consultant for the Harley-Davidson industry,and writes regularly for motorcycle magazines. [2]
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